Santorini wedding packages share a name and very little else. Most cover a ceremony space, its set-up, a coordinator and set hours. Rooms, food and drink, late finishes and suppliers vary by venue. This Wedded Wonderland guide shows what is included, what is left out and how to compare quotes.
A package is a venue's own bundle of space, time and services, sold under one name. It can be as broad as a ceremony, dinner, cake and planning for a set guest count, or as narrow as a morning terrace hire with chairs and a sound system.
It is rarely the whole wedding. Food and drink, guest rooms, photography, flowers and legal paperwork can each sit inside or outside it, venue by venue.
You will meet three shapes most often:
A named package with fixed inclusions for a set guest band, as at Canaves in Oia.
A venue fee for spaces, furniture, staff and set-up, with a planner bringing the rest, as at Grace Hotel.
Space hire by the session, such as a morning ceremony or an evening ceremony and reception, as at Santorini Gem.
Planning a larger wedding? Grand Ambassador Santorini has outdoor space for up to 250 guests, Vedema's wine cellar holds up to 150, and a full buyout of Canaves Epitome takes up to 170.
The Santorini venues that describe their packages in detail tend to cover the same core: a ceremony space for set hours, a basic set-up of tables, chairs and linen, someone to coordinate the day, and a toast. Beyond that core, the lists diverge quickly.
Read every venue on the same terms, and use our guide to Greece wedding venues for the setting, capacity and views behind each package.
The Canaves Collection wedding brochure sets out its Oia packages in detail. The Panorama Balcony and Caldera Arches package at Canaves Oia Suites, for up to 30 guests, includes:
Private use of the ceremony and reception area for up to 5 hours, until 11.30pm
Event planning services and recorded music of your choice, capped at 60 dB
A sparkling wine toast and a two-tier wedding cake
A basic set-up of chairs, tables, white tablecloths and silverware
The Veranda package at Canaves Sunday follows the same pattern for up to 40 guests, and Canaves Epitome scales up to its terrace, pool area and Elements Restaurant together.
Santorini Gem works differently. Its Rental Packages 2026 offer a morning terrace hire for the ceremony alone, or three evening ceremony and reception packages from 5pm to 1.30am: venue only, with day use of the villa, or with an overnight stay. Each includes set-up, a sound system and a bridal room, and the evening packages add a bar.
Grace Hotel in Imerovigli sells space and service instead. Its flat venue fee covers exclusive use of your chosen spaces, tables, chairs and tableware, plus set-up and breakdown. Weddings of 50 or fewer also get a wedding arbour, larger ones add bars and event staffing, and a dedicated event manager looks after venue details.
Packages are often built around one kind of ceremony, so ask which one before you compare anything else. Canaves lists Religious, Civil, Symbolic and Vow Renewal as ceremony types, and its brochure says weddings there can be real or symbolic. Santorini Gem's booking form offers a civil or symbolic ceremony only, a ceremony and reception, or a ceremony, reception and villa overnight.
Andronis, in Oia, builds its package around a legal ceremony. The Andronis Wedding Package lists preparation of the documents for the marriage licence, a marriage certificate issued in Greek, and coordination and booking of the ceremony date and time with the Mayor, with two witnesses required. That paperwork is the venue's own offer, inside its own package.
Ask any venue which ceremony its package price is written for, and what changes if you switch.
Food and drink are where packages most often stop. At Canaves, food and beverage menus sit separately from the package, and the food and beverage cost is paid with the balance. At Santorini Gem, the evening packages require a set menu, for 20 to 80 adults, or a buffet for more than 30 guests, with poolside receptions served as buffet only.
Santorini Gem's set menus run to starter, salad, main and dessert, with the wedding cake not included. Open bar packages are optional, but once chosen they apply to every adult guest. Tips are not included in menu prices, and no outside food or drink is allowed.
At Grace Hotel, a minimum four-course menu applies, and for parties of up to 30 guests, offering a choice of three pre-selected main courses on the night comes at a charge. Andronis offers a curated degustation menu at Lycabettus, and its ceremony venues include two glasses of prosecco, koufeta and a jar of honey with walnuts.
Accommodation can be part of the package, a condition of it, or neither. Santorini Gem's overnight package includes the villa, with five bedrooms sleeping eight, a welcome sparkling wine and seasonal fruit, mineral water, a mini bar, linen, night security and breakfast for the couple and villa guests. Breakfast for more friends is at additional cost.
Grand Ambassador Santorini offers Wedding and Honeymoon Packages that pair the wedding with honeymoon extras, and Vedema, in Megalochori, sells a separate Honeymoon Package, so ask whether any extras sit inside your wedding quote or are booked apart.
At Canaves, rooms are a condition rather than an inclusion, which the section on what packages leave out covers below.
Rarely, in the sense most couples mean. A package includes what its list names and nothing more.
Canaves keeps food and drink separate from its packages. Santorini Gem charges a gazebo at an extra cost and an earlier start by the hour. Andronis arranges an officiant, florals, photography sessions, fireworks and other bespoke services on request at an additional charge.
Grace Hotel's fee covers the spaces, furniture and staff, but every wedding there needs a planner as well.
The useful way to read any Santorini package is as the core of the day. Ask for every item outside it, priced and in writing, before you compare one venue with another.
Our own destination wedding packages can be read against the same questions.
Santorini suits a small wedding, and several venues size their packages for it, from a couple alone to around 50 guests. Here is what those smaller packages include, and where the conditions still apply.
Canaves lists a Panorama Balcony "Elopement for couple only" package, with the same inclusions as its larger packages: up to 5 hours of private use until 11.30pm, event planning services, recorded music, a sparkling wine toast, a basic set-up, a two-tier cake and music up to 60 dB. At Canaves Epitome, the Sunset Terrace package also works for a couple alone.
The Andronis Wedding Package suits a couple well: a private cliffside ceremony area, flowers, cake, sparkling wine and a turndown that night. At the Lycabettus Restaurant cliff area, ceremonies run from 10am to 5pm, with the last at 4pm, and prosecco for up to two additional guests is charged separately.
Katikies lists micro weddings among its package ideas, with inclusions on request.
Grace Hotel draws its own line at 50 guests: at or below it, the flat venue fee includes a wedding arbour and the core set-up, and above it, lounge furniture, bars and event staffing join the list. Its 363 Lounge seats 40 and holds 60 standing, and The Villa seats 15 and holds 60 standing.
At Canaves, the Caldera Arches dinner seats up to 25 at one long table or up to 30 across three tables, and the Panorama Balcony dinner reception is for up to 12. The Canaves Epitome package on the Sunset Terrace and Elements Restaurant runs for 26 to 45 guests, for 7 hours until 1am, with music up to 70 dB.
Kapari Natural Resort in Imerovigli accepts events for up to about 30 people, and provides a dedicated wedding planner who works with the hotel team. Andronis offers full exclusivity at Lycabettus for up to 40 guests and the cliff area for up to 20.
A small guest list does not always mean a small set of conditions. At Canaves, even a wedding of eight to 25 guests on the Sunset Terrace comes with a room requirement.
These are the gaps that matter most on Santorini. Turn each into a question for every venue on your shortlist.
Is the space yours alone, and for how long? Grace Hotel's fee includes exclusive use of the selected event spaces. Canaves packages give private use for a set number of hours, and a full buyout of a Canaves property is quoted separately through a buyout proposal. Those buyouts range from Canaves Sunday, with 10 rooms for up to 22 guests, to Canaves Epitome, with 53 rooms for up to 170.
Kivotos invites couples to combine the wedding with a hotel buyout, so family and friends stay on site. Katikies lists a hotel takeover among its event types. Ask whether exclusive use covers the whole property or one terrace, and for how many days.
Do you have to book rooms to secure the package? At Canaves, often yes. The Veranda package at Canaves Sunday asks up to 20 guests to book two suites for at least three nights, and 21 to 40 guests require a buyout of the property under special terms.
At Canaves Epitome, the room requirement grows with the guest list: one room for three nights for 8 to 25 guests, three rooms for 26 to 45, then four or six rooms, a half buyout of 25 rooms for 80 to 100 guests and a full buyout of 53 rooms above 100, each with a three-night minimum. At Canaves Oia Suites, a room booking is recommended but not required.
Grace Hotel sets no minimum number of rooms; guests may book individually, and the Sales Manager quotes a room block or resort buyout on your dates. Ask each venue whether rooms are required, how many, for how many nights, and whether guests pay the venue directly.
When must the music stop, and what does another hour cost? Canaves packages end at 11pm or 11.30pm with music at 60 dB, and the larger Epitome package runs until 1am at 70 dB.
At Santorini Gem, music runs up to 80 dB, is lowered to listening level at 11pm and switched off 15 minutes before the end time, and the bar closes 30 minutes before the end. An earlier start is charged by the hour. Ask for the finish time in writing, and what happens to music and the bar in the last hour.
Can you bring your own photographer, florist or band, and what does the venue supply? Grace Hotel allows a DJ or live band and gives recommendations. At Vedema, a Celebration Consultant arranges local support services, a photographer and videographer, custom florals, the wedding cake and musical entertainment.
Santorini Gem sets clear rules: the venue provides its standard set-up, set-up starts from 1pm on the day, there is no storage, and confetti, plate smashing and flying lanterns are not permitted. Canaves lists extras such as a flower arch, bouquets, wedding crowns, a photographer, a videographer, fireworks, a DJ, live bands, a harpist and lighting as options to request. Ask for the supplier rules in writing before you book anyone.
Does the package include the paperwork, or only help with it? Vedema says the resort attends to all of the legal documents necessary to marry on Santorini. Canaves lists "Preparation of Wedding Documents" as an option on its enquiry form.
Ask whether government fees, translations and certification sit inside the venue's price or outside it.
Every Santorini wedding needs a venue, the services around it and someone to coordinate both. A package bundles some of each, a venue fee buys the space and staff, and a planner brings everything else together.
Some venues decide for you: Grace Hotel and Santorini Gem both require a wedding planner. Others keep planning in house. Canaves and Kapari have dedicated wedding planners, Vedema's Celebration Consultant arranges suppliers, and Grand Ambassador Santorini lets you choose its concierge team or your own planner.
The trade-offs:
A venue package is simple to book and compare, but its inclusions and suppliers are fixed.
A venue fee leaves room to shape the rest, but needs a planner and separate costings.
A planner pulls the venue, suppliers and guests into one plan, but adds another fee to agree in writing.
If your shortlist runs beyond Santorini, read what Greece wedding packages include.
Two Santorini quotes rarely line up on first reading. One might give you five hours of private use, a cake and a toast for 30 guests; another might give you a terrace and staff for the evening and leave food, flowers and music to your planner. Put both on the same footing before you judge either.
Use this checklist for every quote:
Inclusions in writing. Ask for a full list of what the package or fee covers, item by item, including set-up, staff, cake, toast and music.
Ceremony type. Confirm whether the price is for a civil, religious or symbolic ceremony, and what changes if you switch.
Guest count basis. Check the guest band the quote is built on, and what an extra guest adds. Santorini Gem charges a per-guest fee beyond its base group, with children under 12 complimentary.
Deposits and cancellation terms. Ask what the deposit secures, whether it is refundable, when the balance is due and what happens if you postpone. Canaves states that its deposit is non-refundable, that the balance is due one month before the event, and that venue payments are always non-refundable. Santorini Gem asks for the rental balance 9 months before the wedding and the final food and beverage order 40 days before, charges a postponement handling fee and allows postponement only to the following season.
Exclusive use, and for how many days. Is it one terrace for set hours, the whole property for one evening, or a buyout across your stay?
Rooms and nights. Are rooms required, how many, and for how many nights?
Music times. When does music drop, when does it stop, and does the decibel limit allow dancing or only background music?
Food and drink. Is catering inside the package, a separate menu, or a required set menu or buffet? Are tips and service included?
Weather plan. What is the covered or indoor alternative if the wind rises, and is it held for you or offered on the day?
Step-free access. Can older guests reach the ceremony and reception without stairs, and is there an accessible bathroom?
Supplier rules. Which outside suppliers are allowed, and from what time can they set up?
Documents. Does the venue prepare the paperwork, help with it or leave it to you?
Currency. What currency is the quote in, and will the deposit and balance be invoiced in the same one?
Once both quotes answer the same questions, the real difference between them is usually obvious.
As at November 2026, Smartraveller says you may need to prove you are free to marry, usually with a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI). The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade can issue one in Australia, but some local authorities accept only locally issued CNIs, so check which applies.
The Australian Embassy in Athens issues CNIs and legalises documents by appointment, for a fee. Anything that is not an original Australian public document must first be notarised by an Australian Notary Public.
Back home, an overseas marriage cannot be registered in Australia, but it is usually recognised if it was valid where it took place and under Australian law. A foreign certificate may not work as proof of a name change. Smartraveller's guide to getting married overseas has the detail.
Requirements change, so confirm with the town hall on Santorini and the embassy before you set the date. For every planning step, follow our destination wedding timeline, and for the customs around the day, read our piece on Greek wedding traditions.
Planning from Australia adds a few questions every quote should answer before you sign:
Is the quote in euros, and will the deposit and the balance be invoiced in the same currency?
How much does the exchange rate move the total between the deposit and the balance, and who carries that risk?
Is the deposit refundable, and on what terms if you need to postpone or cancel?
Which items are paid locally on the island, and which through the venue?
Does your travel insurance cover the wedding itself, and what does it exclude?
As at November 2026, Smartraveller's advice for Greece is to exercise normal safety precautions. It notes that Greece is in an active seismic zone, including near Santorini, and that wildfires occur in the extended summer period from June to September. Australians can make short trips without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Ask your insurer how each of these sits in your policy before you pay a deposit.
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Two Santorini packages can hold the same ceremony and differ on almost everything around it: hours, rooms, food, music and who coordinates the day. The way through is the same questions, asked of every venue and answered in writing. When your shortlist is ready, bring it to a Wedded Advisor, or return to our curated Greece wedding collection.
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